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Commentary for Ecclesiastes 10:17

אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃

Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, And thy princes eat in due season, In strength, and not in drunkenness!

Rashi on Ecclesiastes

In strength and not in drunkenness. They engage in the power of wisdom and understanding and not in drinking wine.
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